Author(s)

SDC de Souza & J Arica

Abstract

The constant mutation and the tendency for the disharmony of the current economic environment leads to the mobilization and the compromising of the society in the process of strategic decision making for the local and regional development. The knowledge absorption and development of specific competencies to organize and coordinate the search of the expected future are very important to sustain a process of socioeconomic growth. The lack of those requirements generates flow losses threatening sustainable development of cities and regions. In areas of low socioeconomic and technological development, particularly in Brazil, the knowledge generated in the universities and research centres have not been contemplating satisfactorily in applications and systemic benefits, except for some cases of located success. In this context, Strategic Planning approach, recently applied to regions, is an important tool for the mobilization and compromising of the social bodies for to direct resources and to face infraestructure deficit and explore regional and local potentialities. We propose an interactive approach for the regional and local Strategic Planning adapted to boundary conditions of a peripheral city of medium size. This paper includes: (1) an applied methodology to that framework; (2) the hierarchical structure of decision making; (3) the work dynamic of the thematic groups; (4) considerations about the key points; (5) conclusions and suggestions.

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